Yachts & marine · Vessel data · Dubai
The bridge knows where you are. Now the saloon does too.
Owners and guests like to know where the vessel is, how fast she is going and what the weather is doing, without walking to the bridge. We bring that data to the saloon and cabin screens through the control system: position, speed, heading, weather, tanks and batteries on the same Crestron or Control4 touch screens that run the lighting and music, for vessels berthed in Dubai Harbour, Dubai Marina, Port Rashid and Abu Dhabi.
One thing first, in plain words. MK Iconic integrates with and displays the vessel's existing systems. We do not supply, install or certify navigation equipment, and nothing we fit becomes part of the bridge's certified navigation network. The data flows one way, from the vessel's systems to the screens, and the crew keeps the bridge.
What MK Iconic does
We sit down with the captain and the vessel's electronics contractor and agree which data leaves the bridge and how: usually position, speed, heading, depth, wind and weather, tanks, battery and shore power. The gateway and the boundary that protects the navigation network are written down before any cable is run.
The feed into the control system is read-only, and one-way where the gateway allows it, on a separate network segment with no route back to the bridge. The processor, switches and touch screens are indoor devices in the climate-controlled interior. Nothing on our side can command a navigation device.
A vessel-data page on the Crestron or Control4 touch screens shows the figures in the vessel's own style, in English and Arabic if the owner wants both. Energy data from a Victron GX system, for example, reaches Control4 screens through a third-party driver. The chart can be repeated to the owner's cabin as a video source, as a picture only.
We test every value against the bridge, confirm what happens when the feed drops, and document the integration so the electronics contractor and the next yard can see what connects to what. Iconic Care™ then monitors the control system remotely, with a client portal for service reports and status; a fault reported by WhatsApp, email or phone is logged as a ticket.
Vessel data display
The display surface is the vessel's existing Crestron or Control4 touch screens in the cabins, saloon and crew mess, all indoor devices in the climate-controlled interior. The data comes from the vessel's own gateways, provided by the electronics contractor, on a read-only feed.
Typical pages are position and speed with the weather, a tanks and power page for the crew with battery state from a Victron GX system via a third-party Control4 driver, and the chart repeated as a video source to the owner's cabin. Alerts the crew choose to share, such as a low tank, can appear on the crew screens; navigation alarms stay on the bridge.
Best for: Owner's cabin, saloon and crew mess screens on Crestron or Control4 vessels
What we work with
Questions
No. MK Iconic integrates with and displays the vessel's existing systems; we do not supply, install or certify navigation equipment, and we are not a marine electronics contractor. Chartplotters, radar, AIS and sensors remain with the electronics contractor and the bridge. What we build is the presentation of their data on the control screens, as information, never as an aid to navigation.
The feed is read-only and one-way where the gateway allows it, on a separate network segment with no route back to the bridge, so the control system cannot command any navigation device. We agree the boundary with the captain and the electronics contractor before work starts and document it at handover.
Yes. We build the pages on the Crestron and Control4 touch screens, so labels, units and layout follow the owner's preference, including Arabic and English side by side. Units follow the bridge, in knots and nautical miles, unless the owner asks otherwise.